Welcome to East Sussex in Figures

East Sussex in Figures (ESiF) is a Local Information System that provides the latest statistics on the social, economic and demographic character of East Sussex and its communities.

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Area Profiles

In April 2020 there were 16,670 people in East Sussex claiming JSA or UC because they were out of work, up 7,535 (83%) on the March figure, five times the previous highest monthly rise of 1,502 in February 2009. The Claimant rate is now 5.2%. A new briefing on unemployment is now available.

The population of East Sussex increased to 557,229 in mid-2019. The ONS released the mid-2019 population estimates early this year to support analysis of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK population. A briefing will be available once the supporting components of change data is released in late June 2020.

The population of the county is projected to increase by 61,500 to 616,000 between 2018 and 2033 according to ESCC’s latest dwelling-led projections, with older age groups expected to increase most. A new briefing is now available on Demographic Projections.

In 2019 there were 288,265 cars registered in East Sussex, 2,294 more than in 2018 (up 0.8%). There was an increase of 549 in the number of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (electric and plug in hybrid) between Q4 2018 and Q4 2019, and there are now 1,768 of these vehicles registered in the county.

Total bus journeys in East Sussex fell between 2017/18 and 2018/19 by 1.8% (300,000 fewer journeys). 42% of bus journeys in the county are taken by elderly and disabled concessionary passengers.

In 2018/19, 20,648 children in East Sussex were living in relative low income families, 17.6% of all children in the county, up from 19,902 (16.9%) in 2017/18. A quarter of children in Hastings live in low income families.